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Bournemouth’s Evanilson, and Eli Junior Kroupi celebrate (AP Photo/Dave Shopland) Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes suffered a major setback on Saturday as they were beaten 2-1 at the Emirates by Bournemouth, handing Manchester City renewed belief in the race at the top of the table.Bournemouth struck first in the 17th minute when Junior Kroupi pounced…
Divya Deshmukh (Image credit: FIDE) NAGPUR: “I am sure it will happen sooner than later.” Divya Deshmukh, fresh after becoming world junior girls chess champion, had oozed confidence about playing the Candidates. That was June 2024.Last July, Divya qualified for the 2026 Candidates by becoming India’s first women’s World Cup winner while earning the Grandmaster…
MUMBAI: The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena dented the Sena (UBT)-MNS combine’s tally but failed to beat the Thackerays in most Marathi-dominated areas across Mumbai. Contesting 90 seats, Shinde has won 29, so his strike rate turned out to be poorer than that of BJP. However, his party’s seats are crucial to the BJP-Sena combine crossing…
Even amidst the ‘Dhurandhar’ craze, James Cameron’s ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ has made a solid mark in India, raking in Rs 95.75 crore. While it may not have toppled the Bollywood sensation locally, its success knows no bounds globally, with earnings surpassing USD 450 million. The film experienced a notable bump on its sixth day,…
India’s imports of Russian oil are expected to cross 1 million barrels per day this December. (AI image) Donald Trump’s sanctions on Russian oil majors don’t seem to have deterred Indian refiners from procuring crude – though non-sanctioned – from Russia. India’s crude oil imports from Russia are showing resilience in December, days after Trump’s…
Aston Villa vs Arsenal (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes suffered a setback as Aston Villa secured a 2-1 victory with Emiliano Buendia’s stoppage-time winner on Saturday. The result reduced Villa’s gap to league leaders Arsenal to three points, while also providing Manchester City an opportunity to gain ground on Arsenal.In…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday said it doesn’t have a magic wand to improve air quality in Delhi-NCR, virtually admitting that judicial activism for decades, after initial rewards, has yielded minimal results in loosening the grip of noxious air over the region. Senior advocate Aparajita Singh, amicus curiae in air pollution cases, told a…
NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has increased his attack on the opposition Mahagathbandhan, questioning why the alliance has not named any Muslim leader as its deputy chief minister face for the Bihar elections. Addressing supporters, Owaisi said, “Sitting next to Tejashwi Yadav, Mukesh Bhai of the VIP Party, confident in his community’s history, declared…
The US move to impose higher fees on H-1B visas is expected to impact Indian IT majors’ operating margins by just 0.20 per cent, according to Crisil Intelligence, an arm of a domestic rating agency.“The US decision to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for foreign workers will snip just 10-20 basis points…
